What if AGGRESSIVE EXPANSION really was JUST A NUMBER? (EU4 1.35)

In today's Europa Universalis IV (EU4) video we will be removing the effects of aggressive expansion from conquest and seeing how the AI handles a world where taking whatever you want in war essentially has no downsides with your neighbors.
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[@edva]

with -200% AE I would still manage to get continental coalition

[@nicknorton46]

The way i refuse to not full annex everyone it comes true everygame

[@ovulapc4803]

@@nicknorton46 yeah when you see the crusty non cobeligerant florence with 2 provinces you can't refuse to annex it

[@ryanrichardson5844]

i played a hre vassel swarm game where i got quite a bit of ae in the hre which i didnt even know was possible

[@RudolfMaster.]

in 1 war

[@beepbop6542]

@@ryanrichardson5844 What? I always get the opposite I take 2 provinces and the entirety of HRE coalitions me even if I'm a member.

[@walkseva]

Austria pulled a real PLC. Massive and powerful one moment, dismembered by their neighbors the next.

[@anirobrien7004]

Sortition on republics is my favourite reform, with the selection of 3 candidates with random stats and on top of it a plus 1 to all mana, it is unparalleled

[@kumakohai7499]

Maybe I should try that on a game. I honestly like more reducing term length as a way of getting 6 6 6 rulers

[@kumakohai7499]

Do you know if sortition can be paired with other reforms that increase random candidate mana?

[@anirobrien7004]

@@kumakohai7499 Yeah, random candidate bonus from an earlier reform works fine.

[@Iamfrozen131]

​@kumakohai7499 it does! Played a Genoa game where i used sortition and the ruler +1 random ruler skill earlier on

[@ethanstaaf404]

Im a huge fan of centralized bureaucracy. Also the temple privileges? If thats what its called. Like t3 or t4, gives bonuses to every province with a temple

[@telpon4868]

Should have given everyone Province War Score cost reduction as well to make it extra chaos

[@MrRoyalOss]

5:00 Austria probally used that HRE CB to get HRE provinces back and instead of returning cores he took it for himself.

[@emperorjeff6382]

I be doing that lol

[@Donvasqueze]

I can watch this guy for 50 hours straight at never get bored. This guy is amazing

[@Chewbert]

No u ❤️

[@Donvasqueze]

@@Chewbert No u

[@KrazyKrab7]

No me

[@Prayingmantis78]

You should do the same but give them insane admin efficiency

[@josiahjordan5731]

Think effects are capped at 90% or something? Every nation with 90% admin efficiency would be crazy

[@mortimersmithsr2522]

Scenario: The new world is extremely scary with far more powerful nations then in Europe.

[@Piro237]

Chewy it'd be super cool if you could make a tutorial video showing how you add/change these modifiers. I've always wanted to do these types of games myself but diving through the files (if thats what it even requires) has always scared me

[@cp1cupcake]

Dakocracy from Anbennar is best govt reform.

[@gillesmarchal5251]

Dak my beloved !

[@Neptunes_Bounty]

You misspelled Jadd Empire gov reform.

[@BooTleg_AristoCrat]

Man! I Love This!!

[@kenos911]

Idea: EU4, but with no allies

[@wiel5908]

10:18 after some videos without bengal bloobing, the madlad returns

[@thegodv_]

10:59 "King Pyro Duck I" is the best name out there

[@Chewbert]

Shout out patrons and channel memebers 🤝

[@ydp868]

The way Austria collected those PUs in the earlygame, I thought the game would end with a gigantic Austro-Swedish union dominating Eurasia I was not expecting Austria and then Sweden to get Thanos snapped like that lmao

[@stevenhoekerd1863]

My favourite government reform is "Stratocratic administration", the Prussian republican counterpart to Prussian monarchy, when your ruler dies, they are replaced by your best, general, and their monarch points depends on their number of pips. Keep your mil tradition high, take some ideas for good leaders, and you'll consistently get rulers with about 15-18 total points

[@wiel5908]

watching your last videos a little bit late, but i'm still here chewy!

[@bobsmith7066]

Obviously Strengthen Noble Privileges is the best reform.

[@wiel5908]

0:28 after watching red hawk videos for about 2 years, i have to say it is the "strengthen the noble privileges"

[@nurbeinacht268]

It is time to.... Strengthen Noble Privileges

[@manlytus3141]

I love how british still gets falklands because some things never change

[@Hadar1991]

7:38 Aktually Bogusław means "man who praises God". :P

[@calmkat9032]

My favorite reform is the +250 governing cap one. It always seems to pop up exactly when I need it.

[@youtuberobbedmeofmyname]

Did you know as of 1.35, Culture is connected to the first government reform (government type)? So you can culture switch and get that culture's government. So in that case, Austrian Archduchy is a really good Government Reform. OP for HRE.

[@razvanarvinte9469]

I like Mughal Diwan. (The mughal government reform). Not having to worry about culture and even receiving bonuses for expansion is really nice.

[@159Revan]

Also, i love the idea of adding names as leaders.

[@DapperDonkey]

Maybe do no core cost or ultra ae, as in taking the worse province possible makes a massive coalition ( though idk if the ai would just not take anything then )

[@scorby2]

monastic breweries might be my favorite just because of how goofy it is, just being theo france making 1k ducats a month

[@RhombonianKnight]

Turns out Westphalia OP when AE is not a number...

[@kenos911]

I played as them while ignoring AE, they’re just like that normally fr

[@jimmythe_pink_eye8018]

May I suggest two scenarios, what if Russian Alaska existed in 1444 and the other is all OPM get 60 dev and non OPM have their provinces set to 3 dev.

[@wiel5908]

that westphalia looking so beautiful

[@pieczarsonv2576]

7:40 Boguslaw is a Polish name that is composed of 2 segments: Bogu - God (formerly also fate, luck), sław (glory). So, it means glorifying God.

[@xthor86]

The secret orelains one for sure.

[@yoshman6696]

I love the peasant republic. Rebel against the nobility ⚒️

[@manooxi327]

Great thumbnail subverting expectations 😂

[@Chewbert]

;)

[@eventuel4987]

Not necessarily the most powerful, but definitely the most flavorful government form: Pirate Republic

[@kumakohai7499]

Not a single reform, but I like all republic reforms that give you term reduction, or candidate stats, I love getting my 6 6 6 president in under 10 years (important getting as much rt as possible)

[@159Revan]

Finally! :D

[@nickzwinkels7312]

I think a video with no AE and more nations, not every state independent, but something in between that and the normal map.

[@Aluunyax3]

You should do this + combined with very cheap province war score cost

[@combrade-t]

Maybe base manpower could be interesting, just make it so that manpower levels are greatly inflated, whilst obviously still boxed in by the force limit it means any AI could just come out of nowhere and build a massive army - as they tend to do just randomly deciding to do sweeping army changes. Potentially also a large base unrest for all nations as a different idea, making nations much less stable meaning countries are going to spend a lot of time fighting themselves, could either do Infinite rebels i.e. >200 unrest or reasonable rebels

[@TheKlaun9]

Since ae is mostly an issue for new players, specific situations and locations and early on, i'm hoping for a follow up that deals with the main things that limit expansion: ccr, war score cost, siege ability, truce time and overextension. Also several other, perhaps lesser things I'd put over ae ( the ai should be hopeless at) like integration cost, diplo slots and gov cap. You can milk that cow all the way to eu5. Don't expect the ai to fully take advantage, but you never know

[@Chewbert]

Oh yeah count on it

[@Invalid_eSports]

Question does the early realise affect the algorithm for youtube to promote the video ?

[@chekiefloofderg4997]

I don't know how fun I could be nor what the implications are but what we give like -100% all power costs to the ai?

[@golder04]

You could make the relationsmodifier from AE 0 in the gamefiles

[@lvgvs4187]

There's been a weird thing about the hre emperor (for at least 2 patches) that it can core provinces inside the empire for some reason (neumark in this video) and Austria eats Pomerania in my campaigns so I think it's something about unlawful territory.

[@Chewbert]

That’s not a weird thing, that’s always been the case :) the emperor can core any province in the HRE

[@jorgeteixeira1523]

You need to try a no improve relation campain

[@Bleed1987]

0:58 its their fault if they watch on phone. just have patience till your home and watch on monitor

[@wiel5908]

19:06 ayooo

[@janiskolosovskis8788]

How about a scenario where duchies get a, say, +4 bonus to number of diplomatic relations, kingdoms get -2, and empires get -99? Would be cool to see little states actually forming networks of alliances to stand against bigger nations.

[@Stasenko58]

Sweden on time-lapse: Death to Danes! Sweden on speed 5: Oh our great Danish overloads, let us bleed ourselves out, for your eternal glory!

[@talktime_s]

That letter's insane.

[@Elias-fk1zg]

Hello chewy, i really like your content but i have an idea „what if a Nation gets all idea group buffs in 1444“

[@briansedlacek1963]

14:48 Me: Yes, yes you do.. 🤣😂

[@amilavxilmen5632]

yes !

[@datbo1]

Lockean Proviso (I think that's what it's called) it's for the dev cost.

[@Rusty_Justice]

The 3 games I played on 1.35 had a mega Austria. Seems like they get the Hungary PU more often now or something?

[@Chewbert]

Nah same as always for me

[@austen7627]

Put all the monuments into Cilli next

[@falzing4345]

Was i the only one seeing the heir of britain be "Le Grand Pooba" at 10:51

[@Chewbert]

Shout out patrons and channel members ;)

[@AlphaZoa5]

I once heard an online buddy talk to his parents while on discord. I thought he was speaking russian. Nope, Portuguese. I feel ya.

[@specil-k]

The new graphics mod is the graphic mod I use, so I'm completely fine with it.

[@stanisawsuchecki7557]

Favourite gov reform: States General

[@andrewgreenwood9068]

I really like integration of the sohai. 5% discipline and infantry combat ability is ridiculously strong from a government reform.

[@baitlord6256]

Diplo mana goes brrrrr

[@mackycabangon8945]

What country do the patron's names appear in? The country they are from? Random? all of them?

[@Chewbert]

All of them :)

[@pelinalwhitestrake3367]

Boguslaw: *Being a slav* Chewbert: Ah, yes, AMERICAN!

[@Chewbert]

I think you didn’t get the joke :)

[@jansatamme6521]

Have you done random new world?

[@antekkoc9099]

Boguslaw is a Polish name, it means ,, praiser of God” - pomerania had culture very similar to Polish, so this name.

[@carl4889]

Could you do a game where you force all leaders to have the personality traits Iron-Crowned, Protector of the Little Folk and Legendary Conqueror, or crank up their willingness to declare wars some other way?

[@wotanvonedelsburg1610]

what? In eu4 this Personality dont exist

[@jamielonsdale3018]

Suggestion: All trade good values are reversed. The least valuable trade good becomes the most valuable, and vice versa.

[@ddeesousa5352]

he doesn't lie

[@Kenshi_2900]

oh god the giant ass Bengal we can't escape it can we?

[@SpaceDoge]

every country has endless mana

[@predoiucristian34]

sich rada is the best thing ever

[@MrTohawk]

What if stability stayed on 0 no matter what?

[@lvgvs4187]

That would be quite normal imo but it would fun if it's -3 all the time

[@EmporerDragon]

Future idea: Take the main colonizers (England, France, Castile, Portugal, Denmark) and make them OPMs in the new world and give their old provinces to releasables/neighbors (Could also throw the Mamluks into Australia for old Durnil's sake too). Be interesting to see who fills the power vacuum and if any of the exiles decide to Sunset invade.

[@superboygamer4034]

Favour government reform is parliament. The Parliament of heaven is too funny on Qinq.

[@wiel5908]

that portuguese empire is looking beefy

[@Alangmod]

Bohemian elective monarchy

[@grant2063]

Lol how Austria got that strong then to suddenly get picked apart........Savage!!

[@sahilhossian8212]

Lore of What if AGGRESSIVE EXPANSION really was JUST A NUMBER? (EU4 1.35) momentum 100

[@thejollyviking8083]

I think the Mughal Diwan is hands down the best government reform in the game.

[@PhantomZGames]

👍

[@twilighttricksterXXI]

Me as a Bangali am very proud of AI Bengal today

[@1estel1ch.42]

Favourite reform has got to be Social Contract when playing tall colonial nations. Holy fuck not having to convert and getting full goods produced in all my trade companies is insanely bonkers good.

[@jeremieherard2166]

I'm a simple French man: I see Napoléon, I press like.

[@The0Stroy]

Bogusław means "Glorifying God" or "Glorified by God"

[@albionjogos]

Portuguese Mornarchy because i am a good catholic and maritime boy

[@helix5441]

now chewie, i saw the UK and japan switch mod, whens the video coming

[@Chewbert]

😏

[@ydp868]

My favourite government reform is russian tsardom, because it gives you a shit ton of flat gov cap. It is also why Prussia's unique government is my least favourite in the game

[@f.d2044]

Bert rly lookin out for the iPhone watchers out here 🫡

[@Star22233]

Got to be raise the black flag, everytime I play I end up tempted to be a pirate again. I also don't get to age of reformation often so it doesn't have drawbacks

[@joshuasims5421]

How about no AE, max war score cost reduction and max coring cost reduction? Throw in a CB on all neighbors to boot!

[@brendanshaw4842]

u should add this mod

[@platypipope328]

Qotd: pirate republic

[@highadmiralbittenfield9689]

Don't mind me, just feeding the algorithm

[@Chewbert]

🫡

[@Dymek1999]

Had a heart attack when I heard Mazovia instead of Moldavia my country

[@Chewbert]

Shout out Moldavia I heard they have great wine!

[@marcopolo___]

byzantine goverment reform for roleplay makes me enjoy playing byz more

[@laggykid5408]

私は日本人のふりをしている

[@greatertexanunion8662]

I welcome our Prussian friends.